Pierre Gasly takes pole for the first time
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- Alpine's Pierre Gasly secured the first pole position of his Formula One career at Monza.
- George Russell will start second, followed by Oscar Piastri, while Ferrari drivers Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton will begin fourth and fifth.
- Gasly's only previous Formula One victory came at Monza in 2020, when he drove for AlphaTauri.
Pierre Gasly will start from pole position for the first time in his Formula One career when the Italian Grand Prix is held at Monza.
The achievement comes in Gasly's 190th race, six years after he entered Formula One. His only victory in the series came at the same circuit in 2020, when he drove for AlphaTauri.
George Russell of Mercedes qualified second and Oscar Piastri third. Ferrari will race at its home circuit with Charles Leclerc starting fourth and Lewis Hamilton fifth.
Russell's Mercedes teammate, Kimi Antonelli, will start at the back of the grid after an engine change.
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Originally published by Morgunblaðið in Icelandic. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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